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Willowford, Upper Denton
Willowford
civil parish:-   Upper Denton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY62466650
1Km square:-   NY6266
10Km square:-   NY66
references:-   Listed Buildings 2010


photograph
CCY92.jpg (taken 8.5.2015)  

evidence:-   perhaps old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Willolor
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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SP11NY67.jpg
"Willolor"
?added by a different engraver? Northumberland 
item:-  private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Willy Ford
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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D4NY66NW.jpg
"Willy Ford"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house, on The Wall 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Willowford
item:-  date stone (1830)
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"WILLOWFORD AND ADJOINING FARM BUILDINGS / / / UPPER DENTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 78078 / NY6247566489"

notes:-  
site of a 16th century bastle, demolished

Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6

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